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Canada Hawkweed (Hieracium canadense)
Image ID: 2013/gtwn87
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Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 5 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 8/24/2013
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Canada Hawkweed may be
easily confused with:
- Cat's Ear
The flower of cat's ear is much larger than that of Canada hawkweed. Cat's ear has only basal leaves, while Canada hawkweed had leaves along the stem.
- Common Dandelion
Dandelion has a hollow stem with conspicuous milky sap, and raggedly toothed basal leaves. The hawkweed has a thinner stem and lightly toothed ovate leaves.
- Large Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Large mouse-ear hawkweed has a much larger flower, and basal leaves only.
- Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Mouse-ear hawkweed has a much larger flower, and basal leaves only.
- Smooth Hawksbeard
Smooth hawksbeard has a dandelion-like,basal leaf; Canada hawkweed has ovate leaves spaced along the stem. The flower of Canada hawkweed is larger.
- Yellow Hawkweed
Yellow hawkweed has a hairy, smooth-edged leaf; Canada hawkweed has a sparsely toothed, leaf without much hair.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
